Toilet article



De- 5, 1944- G. H. HUTAFF, JR 2,364,294

TOILET ARTICLE Filed Feb. 28, 1944 A 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 DeC- 5, 1944! G. H. HUTAFF, JR I 2,354,294

TOILET ARTICLE Filed Feb. 28, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 5, 1944 PATEN T O F lF ICE- reiter .AR-riore George H. Hut-afi, Jr., Wilmington, N. o. Application February 28, 1944, Serial No. 524,262

This invention` relatesto improvementsl in toilet articles and=more particularly? to` a com-- bination implement .invollvi-nga comb and. de` Vices carried thereby, such as vai nail file and knife blade, secured together and-correlated to be confined within anfare'a of butlslightl'y greater than that customarily defined by a pocket comb'.

A preferred embodiment of the' invention comprises the comb having end formations for nest-- ing nat or blade-like implements (iiles or knives) to be normally confined in closed or nested` rela; tionship inthe end portions of the comb, but capable of convenient opening with reference to thev body of the comb to maintain .l thesame in operative positionunder thev utilization of the body of the comb as a handle.-

Details of construction, in the associationor mountings of the various implements of the combined device, may bel resorted to as may be em-` .braced within the terms fof the hereto appended claims. Among these may be mentioned `two other embodiments of the invention comprising, on the one hand, the provision of means formed separately from the.` comb and attachedy to the back and ends thereof to` constitute the receiving and protectingy housings for the file or' blade attachments; and, on the other hand, the frame for the end receiving andprotecting hous-"i ings aforesaid, elongated and carried throughout the length of the backof the comb, and secured thereto, to tie the end members together in further reinforcing and strengthening the same as well as the comb structure.

All of the embodinflentsl of the invention ref-- Fig. 3 is an enlargedA section of one endof the l implement, and i l, i,

Fig. 4 is a top edge view of one end of the implement.

Fig. 5 is a face view ofthe second-mentionedy embodiment of the invention, e Fis. 6 is an end view' of thesame, and

Fig. 7 is anenlarged View of one end of the implement of Fig. 5, parts being broken away.

Fig. 8 is a. face View of the third mentioned embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 9 is an end View of the same, Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 7, and

Fig. 11 isa transverse section through the back of the` comb, the comb being of the same general configuration throughout the various embodiments of the invention.

Referring more specifically to the drawings wherein like-reference characters designate` the same parts in the respective seriesor views,l designates the back of a comb having an en-A larged oval cross-section `to give the same strength and reinforcement, 2 the teeth secured' integrally with the back, as usual., and projectingl therefrom, and 3 the end members of the comb or end teeth of"` an enlarged or rigid charactor,` constituting with the back l, the frame of the comb. l

Inthe form of the invention illustrated in the first series of views these end members 3 of the frame of the Icomb are provided withv slots 4 passing from the outer ends of the comb through the inner sides of the end frame members 3 to provide ways 5 inV which comparatively thin blade members 6,'as a nail nie, and 'l as a manicuring blade or the like, may be confined. These slots or ways are carried upwardly through the back l of` the comb and terminate in short grooved portions 8, in the end portions of said back, said grooved portions being of shallow depth terminating in. shoulders. or' stops 9 for a purpose as will appear.V l

The blade-like portions, to wit: 'The' le IU and. `knife blade I, are pivotedl in the groovedportions of the comb, and normally conned therein, pins or rivets l2 passing through the opposite portions of the back I andthe slotted portions of the same,` and the Vupper ends of the blade portions having a pivotal movement on or through the medium of the pins or rivets. The parts being so closely tted, in other words in a binding relationship, `to frictionaly hold the rile or knife, as the case may be, either in closed position for nesting or open position for operation. In the .latter position, shoulders or stops i3, at the ends of the blades beyond the pivoting thereof will contact the cooperative shoulders or stops 9 in the grooved portions at thel back of the comb to prevent further opening movement of the blades and thus retain the same in reinforced position for use in filing or cutting under manipulation of the body orv the comb as a handle. v l

When the bladed portions are closed into nested or housed position relative to the ends of the comb, the inner edges of the blades contact the flexible and yieldable end tooth of the comb, the latter serving to prevent excessive closing of the blade. The end teeth, referred to, flexing a little under the pressure of the closing blade, will not impair the sharp or cutting edge thereof.

The specific description thus far given will appropriately describe generally features of the embodiments of the invention illustrated in the two additional sets of views. It, however, remains to point definitely to some characteristic differentiating features thereof.

On the one hand, the form of Fig. 5 etc. comprises a pair of housing or protecting shields or plates I4, adapted to receive therebetween the ends of the comb, and having inward extensions I5 adapted to be riveted as at I6 in fixed position to the back I'I of the comb and similarly' riveted as at I8 to the end members or teeth of the comb. The blade-like members (le and knife) are pivoted to the plates I4 as at 20 and work therebetween to open and close with reference thereto, the end of each blade member having a shoulder 2| to engage a complemental stop shoulder 22 in a short-slotted portion 23, at the corresponding end of the back of the comb.

On the other hand, and relative particularly to the form illustrated in the remaining views, Fig. 8, etc., the plates 24 are connected together ,by a continuous back piece 25 of somewhat springy character, it being understood that all of the parts throughout, other than the comb itself, are formed preferably of metal, conforming to the cross section of the back of the comb toclosely hug said back and tie the plates 24 integrally together, thus reinforcing the structure. The metal connecting member 25 is preferably also riveted as at 26, through the back of the comb.

In the two embodiments of the invention last discussed it will be understood that the blades (nail file and knife) when housed, abut at their inner edges with the surfaces of the end teeth (Fig. or the riveted frame members of the comb (Fig. 7) to prevent a too-far swinging of the blades inwardly of the comb structure.

I claim:

' 1. An implement of the character described comprising a frame having an elongated relatively -horizontally disposed member adapted to constitute an operating handle, and a relatively vertically disposed sheath offset in a downward direction therefrom and open at its outer edge, in combination with a pivoted implement mounted to swing into and out of said edge opening of the sheath whereby said implement may be protected by the latter when swung downwardly and inwardly relative to the handle and will occupy an operative position when swung outwardly and upwardly in approximate alignment with the handle and extended from the end thereof, the opening'in the sheath passing entirely therethrough, and a yieldable member opposite the rear end of said opening constituting an abutment to be engaged by the corresponding edge of the implement when closed.

2. An implement' of the character described comprising a frame having anelongated relatively horizontally disposed member adapted to constitute an operating handle, and a relatively vertically disposed sheath offset in a downward direction therefrom and open at its outer edge,

in combination with a pivoted implement mounted to swing into and out of said edge opening of the sheath whereby said implement may be protected by the latter when swung downwardly and inwardly relative to the handle and will occupy an operative position when swung outwardly and upwardly in approximate alignment with the handle and extended from the end thereof, the sheath being a separate member relative to the handle having an upper portion overlying and fastened to the latter and the implement-receiving portion thereof depending therefrom, the opening in the sheath passing entirely therethrough, and a yieldable member opposite the rear end of said opening constituting an abutment to be engaged by the corresponding edge I of the implement when closed.

3. An implement of the character described comprising a frame having an elongated relatively horizontally disposed member adapted to constitute an operating handle, and a relatively vertically disposed sheath odset in a downward direction therefrom and open at its outer edge, in combination with a. pivoted implement mounted to swing into and out of said edge opening of the sheathwhereby said implement may be protected by thev latter when swung downwardly and inwardly relativefto the handle and will occupy an operative position when swung outwardly and upwardly in approximate alignment with the handle and extended from the end thereof, the sheath being a separate member relative to the handle having an upper portion overlying and fastened to the latter and the implement-receiving portion thereof depending therefrom, the upper portion of the sheath being co-extensive with theihandle and embracing the latter from end-to-end thereof and terminating in a second sheath portion offset from the other end of the handle adapted to accommodate anotherimplement.

4. An implement of the character described comprising a frame having an elongated member adapted to constitute an operating handle and offset end portions depending therefrom, implement supporting means comprising a portion approximately U-shape in cross-section and co-extensive with said elongated member open along its inner edge to embrace the same, securing means therefor, sheathing portions at the opposite ends of said implement supporting means and offset therefrom to overlie the corresponding offset portions of said frame member and project outwardly therefrom, and implements mounted to move into and out of said sheathing portions, substantially as described.

5. An implement of the character described comprising a frame having an elongated member adapted to constitute an operating handle and an offset end portion depending therefrom, implement supporting means comprising portions adapted to overlie the sides of said elongated member and depending portion, means for securing the implement supporting means in place, a sheathing portion projecting outwardly from the depending portion of the elongated member, and an implement mounted for movement into and out of said sheathing portion, substantially asv described.

' GEORGE H. HUTAFF, Jn. 

